In this new Pac-Man game from the creators of Crossy Road, death by glitch is around every corner.

There have been lots of old and new interpretations of Pac-Man over the many-many-many years.However, Pac-Man 256 looks surprisingly fresh & certainly inventive, based on this gameplay footage coming from Gamescom

It appears that you swipe the screen to send Pac-Man around the familiar, yet extended, maze grid. But the reason you’re on the move isn’t simply to avoid ghosts: the game is glitching out all around you. There's also lots of new cool items to activate and use to protect yourself.

The “256” part of the title refers to the point when the original game would start breaking down on level 256. Part of the screen becomes a garbled mess, and the level is basically unplayable.

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In the past, some versions of Pac-Man reset the board at level 255, preventing the glitch from occurring. The new Pac-Man 256 plays upon this infamous glitch, and incorporates its effects into gameplay.